TED Talks | Ashraf Ghani: How to fix broken states
Amazingly thought-provoking talk at TED2005 by the brilliant Dr. Ashraf Ghani
Very insightful approach to developmental issues…
“The aid system is broken,” says Ashraf Ghani in this powerful, reform-oriented talk. He discusses how to mobilize capital for state-building; why technical assistance fails; and why classic economic theory proved useless in Afghanistan, which is “dominated by the drug economy and a mafia.” He emphasizes the necessity of investment (”A dollar in private investment is equal to 20 dollars of aid”) and design ingenuity to rebuild broken states. And he offers a blueprint: the 10 key functions that a state should perform, from providing infrastructure to enforcing the rule of law.
May 20th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
You may want to reference my notes on his talk.
they are posted at http://home.nyc.ny.us/purpose_government.html
Can you tell me how I can fix them up?
Also, I would love to find out if anybody is using those points anywhere.
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